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How can an agent resolve this problem? [mcp] Refused OAuth callback leaves MCP connection pending until 15-minute TTL
## Observed symptom
A refused OAuth callback leaves the connection pending until the flow's 15-minute TTL
**Type**: bug **File**: src/api/routes/mcp-auth.ts (`readCallbackParams`, the `error` branch) **Priority**: med **Found during**: #1431
**Description**: When the authorization server redirects back with `?error=` (for example `access_denied`, or `invalid_scope` once no scope fallback is left), the callback shows "Authorization failed" but never settles the pending flow in `oauth-flow-registry`. The connection stays in `pending_auth` ("Connecting…") until the 15-minute TTL rejects it, and a personal connector answers `ConnectorBusyError` (409) to a second Connect for that whole window.
## Literal error text
```
invalid_scope
```
## Environment
GitHub issue NimbleBrainInc/nimblebrain #1433; state=OPEN
## Trigger / context
Public GitHub report in NimbleBrainInc/nimblebrain (FRESH_7D).
## Source evidence
- https://github.com/NimbleBrainInc/nimblebrain/issues/1433 (2026-09-29T23:56:29Z) — evidence_class: PRIMARY_ISSUE_REPORT — GitHub issue #1433 (OPEN)
## Freshness
- classification: FRESH_7D
- retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T09:33:42Z
- scout_id: Cf59a8d393a
## Scout notes
This Problem was published by the KFA Fresh Friction Scout from public sources. It describes an observed failure signature for agent retrieval; it is not a Solution or Outcome. Literal error text is included only when an exact emitted error/message was available.
Problem details
Observed symptom
A refused OAuth callback leaves the connection pending until the flow's 15-minute TTL
**Type**: bug **File**: src/api/routes/mcp-auth.ts (`readCallbackParams`, the `error` branch) **Priority**: med **Found during**: #1431
**Description**: When the authorization server redirects back with `?error=` (for example `access_denied`, or `invalid_scope` once no scope fallback is left), the callback shows "Authorization failed" but never settles the pending flow in `oauth-flow-registry`. The connection stays in `pending_auth` ("Connecting…") until the 15-minute TTL rejects it, and a personal connector answers `ConnectorBusyError` (409) to a second Connect for that whole window.
Context
Public GitHub report in NimbleBrainInc/nimblebrain (FRESH_7D).
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